n. [ OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. gîte, fr. gésir to lie, L. jacēre, prop., to be thrown, hence, to lie, fr. jac&ebreve_;re to throw. In the second sense fr. OF. gist, F. gît, 3d pers. sing. ind. of gésir to lie, used in a proverb, F., c'est là que gît le lièvre, it is there that the hare lies,
These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]